In his first Friday prayers sermon in eight years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a rare sermon to worshippers chanting ‘Death to America'.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led his first Friday prayers sermon in eight years. Picture: Ho/Khamenei.Ir/AFPThe last time Khamenei led Friday prayers at Tehran's Mosalla mosque was in February 2012, on the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution and at a time of crisis over the Iran nuclear issue. Picture: Ho/Khamenei.Ir/AFPKhamenei’s address comes amid a deepening crisis for Iran as it grapples with unrest at home and rising pressure from abroad.
“Our enemies … were happy that they found an excuse to undermine the Guards, the armed forces and our system,” Khamenei said in his sermon, heaping praise on the Guards for protecting Iran and renewing a call for US troops to leave the region. The events also triggered anti-war protests in other parts of the world, including this demonstration that took place in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on January 11. Picture: John MacDougall/AFPAs the unrest picked up, US President Donald Trump sent tweets in Farsi and English supporting the protesters, who were chanting “Death to Khamenei” and slogans against the Guards.
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